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Causes of World War 2Even though some people may believe that the Treaty of Versailles was the main cause of World War 2 but, the main cause of World War 2 is the rise of Adolf Hitler because he persuaded the citizens of Germany and mesmerized them with his powerful speeches to join his cause, and he broke the Treaty of Versailles by building up an army and annexing neighboring countries that he thought was his. The primary cause of World War 2 can be seen from a psychological perspective; Adolf Hitler was a man who knew how to write speeches and execute them out well. He played on people’s emotions with his powerful speeches that would always talk of restoring Germany to its former glory, and those speeches would fuel patriotism and devotion to Hitler and to the German Government. From a geographic perspective, Hitler wanted a policy called “lebensraum” or living space which he thought justified annexing neighboring countries so that the German population could increase. This angered the Allied nations, and they formed a policy called appeasement. They chose appeasement because it was better for the countries to give into Hitler’s demands than just get dragged into another war. This policy made Hitler want more and more land until he invaded Poland on September 2, 1939. From a political perspective, Hitler purposely violated the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was signed in 1918 to end World War 1, and it blamed Germany for the war, and also it specifically said that Germany couldn’t form a union with Austria, and Germany couldn’t have an army. Hitler believed that he could violate if he pleased. He decided to form a union in 1938 with Austria and began to secret built up the German army to its original glory. This made the Allies mad about Hitler violating the treaty; they would wait to wage war until Hitler invaded Poland. In conclusion, the main cause of World War 2 is the rise of Adolf Hitler because he persuaded the citizens of Germany and mesmerized...

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...The Causes Of WW2
Abolish the treaty of Versailles
* Hitler believed that treaty was unfair. He called the German leaders who signed it the “November Criminals”
* Hitler promised that if he became the leader of Germany that he would reverse it.
* By the time Hitler came into power Germany did not have to pay any reparations.
Expand German Territory
* The treaty had taken away territory from Germany. Hitler wanted this back and to unite with Austria.
* He also wanted German minorities in other countries to re-join Germany and to gain an empire in eastern Europe to create more “lebensraum” , “living space” for the German people.
Destroy Communism
* To gain empire in the soviet union would help Hitler to defeat communism or Bolshevism.
* He believed that the Bolsheviks helped bring about the defeat of Germany in WW1.
* He also believed that they wanted to take over Germany.
Date | Action taken by Hitler |
1993 | 1. Took Germany out of League. 2. Began rearming Germany. |
1934 | 1. Tried to take over Austria but prevented by Mussolini. |
1935 | 1. Held rearmament rally in Germany. |
1936 | 1. Reintroduced conscription in Germany. 2. Sent German troops into the Rhineland. 3. Made an anti-communist alliance with Japan. |
1937 | 1. Tried out Germanys new weapons in the Spanish Civil War. 2. Made anti-Communist alliance with Italy. |
1938 | 1. Took over Austria. 2. Took over...

...﻿Why did war break out in Europe in 1939?
There are many factors that supposedly caused war to break out in Europe of 1939. This essay is will take a look at long term factors such as the shortcomings of Versailles and the weakness of the League of Nations as well as short term factors such as the rise of fascist leaders, the Wall Street Crash and appeasement.
Firstly, one of the main long term causes of World War 2 (WW2) was the Treaty of Versailles (TOV) and the unresolved issues that followed after World War 1 (WW1). The TOV created massive instability in Europe, especially Germany as it created resentment in Germany. The entire German population resented the TOV and the TOV was commonly referred to as ‘dictated peace’. Furthermore, the treaty took away 25,000 square miles of land and Germany lost 7 million citizens to other member state. This caused mass hatred for the treaty and the authors of it which created support for nationalist parties such as the Nazi Party or the Communist Party whose campaign was strongly based on hatred for the TOV. The conditions that the TOV created amongst the people in Germany helped the Nationalist parties to rise to power as the Nazi Party used the negative effects of the TOV to win votes.
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...The basic causes of World War II were nationalistic tensions, unresolved issues, and resentments resulting from the First World War and the effects of the Great Depression. Even though what sparked the Second World War were the invasion of Poland by Germany and the invasion of China by Japan, there are still so many little reasons the whole war fused up. The main the cause of this war was the Treaty of Versailles. Woodrow Wilson believed that Germany should have been punished but not as severely as it was. It left Germany with much resentment which pushed them to want to be number one in Europe so that they would not have to be attacked any longer.
The Treaty of Versailles was made by the central powers which attacked Germany and said that Germany should be the ones to pay for the damage made in World War 1. This treaty demanded that, not only must they pay 6,600 million euros, but also decrease their military with no tanks, no air force and no submarines allowed, and land taken away from Germany too. German people were obviously upset about this announcement and since they could not afford to pay this they choose Adolf Hitler as their leader, who promised to bring Germany back to power and take back everything it had lost.
As soon as Hitler came into power he got to work. He first began rebuilding the army, making warships and creating an air force, violating the treaty. Soon after he created an alliance with Mussolini-leader of Italy...

...CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II
* Treaty of Versailles
In 1919, Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the US met to discuss how Germany was to be made to pay for the damage world war one had caused. Georges Clemenceau wanted revenge. He wanted to be sure that Germany could never start another war again. The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler.
* Hitler's Actions
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. Almost immediately he began secretly building up Germany's army and weapons. In 1934 he increased the size of the army, began building warships and created a German airforce. Hitler was not a man of his word and in March 1939 invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia. Despite calls for help from the Czechoslovak government, neither Britain nor France was prepared to take military action against Hitler.
* Failure of Appeasement
Appeasement means giving in to someone provided their demands are seen as reasonable. During the 1930s, many politicians in both Britain and France came to see that the terms of the Treaty of Versailles had...

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...Leading up to World War II
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After becoming Reich Chancellor in 1933, Hitler swiftly consolidated power, anointing himself Führer (supreme leader) in 1934. Obsessed with the idea of the superiority of the "pure" German race, which he called "Aryan," Hitler believed that war was the only way to gain the necessary "Lebensraum," or living space, for that race to expand. In the mid-1930s, he began the rearmament of Germany, secretly and in violation of the Versailles Treaty. After signing alliances with Italy and Japan against the Soviet Union, Hitler sent troops to occupy Austria in 1938 and the following year annexed Czechoslovakia. Hitler's open aggression went unchecked, as the United States and Soviet Union were concentrated on internal politics at the time, and neither France nor Britain (the two other nations most devastated by the Great War) were eager for confrontation.
Outbreak of World War II (1939)
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Fascism - the political ideology that considers individuals as inferior to the State. Fascism promotes a dictatorial one-party rule, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of opposition, an extreme form of nationalism, and a denial of individual rights.
Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic, racial, cultural or religious groups.
Nazism - Nationalists Socialist German Workers’ Party: a belief in the inherent/natural racial superiority and the fascist/totalitarian policy of State control of all industry
more blatant and racist in convictions and policies than fascism, believing in the superiority of “Aryan” race
anti-Semitism - policies, views, or actions that harm or discriminate against Jewish people
Weimar Republic - the new government (or nation) of Germany established in 1919 out of anger toward the results of WWI. The republic came to an end in 1933.
Axis Powers - the military and political alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan
Allied Powers – the military and political alliance of Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States and 43 other countries
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...World War 2 Records & Newspapers
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World War 2 Timeline
1938: Germany invaded and took over Austria in March. Part of Czechoslovakia was given to Hitler during the Munich Conference by England and France, who were trying to prevent another world war by appeasing Hitler.
1939: Hitler and his army attacked Poland on September 1 using their signature Blitzkrieg, meaning "lightening war." When Hitler refused to withdraw his troops,...